Produced by Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) OUR MASTER Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord BY General Bramwell Booth. "_As man He suffered--as God He taught_." TO MY WIFE Contents. Preface I. The Man for the Century II. The Birth of Jesus "_For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord_." (Luke ii. 11.) "_The firstborn among many brethren_." (Rom. viii. 29.) III. Contrasts at Bethlehem IV. Christ Come Again "_And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger_." (Luke ii. 7.) "_Christ formed in you_." (Gal. iv. 19.) V. The Secret of His Rule "_For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin_." (Heb. iv. 15.) VI. A Neglected Saviour "_And He came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy_." (Matt. xxvi. 43.) VII. Windows in Calvary "_And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet. They parted My garments among them, and upon My vesture did they cast lots. And sitting down they watched Him there_." (Matt. xxvii. 35, 36.) VIII. The Burial of Jesus "_And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and, took the body of Jesus_." (John xix. 38. And following verses.) IX. Conforming to Christ's Death "_That I may know Him . . . being made conformable unto His death_." (Phil. iii. 10.) X. The Resurrection and Sin "_Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was . . . declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead_." (Rom. i. 3, 4.) XI. "Salvation Is of the Lord" "_Salvation is of the Lord_." (Jonah ii. 9.) "_Work out your own salvation_." (Phil ii. 12.) XII. Self-Denial "_If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me_." (Matt. xvi. 24.) XIII. In Unexpected Places "_And . . . while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know Him_." (Luke xxiv. 15, 16.) XIV. Ever the Same "_Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His: and He changeth the times and the seasons_." (Dan. ii. 20, 21.) "_I am the Lord, I change not_." (Mal. iii. 6.) Preface